tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post1960494756781250185..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: What Good Is Socialism?Jeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-63536026195147786342014-01-18T01:21:04.473-06:002014-01-18T01:21:04.473-06:00So how do you differentiate between socialism and ...So how do you differentiate between socialism and really bad regulation? It seems to me, as you point out, that much of the problem here is the hukou system; is that necessarily synonymous with socialism? Chris O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-73984435780346941212014-01-16T12:42:15.431-06:002014-01-16T12:42:15.431-06:00Well said Jeff L.Well said Jeff L.Geoff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721866486531972300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-38852303537684890992014-01-16T08:58:59.845-06:002014-01-16T08:58:59.845-06:00The United Nations reminds us: Communism is the wa...<a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/16/un-climate-chief-declares-communism-best-for-fighting-global-warming/" rel="nofollow">The United Nations reminds us</a>: Communism is the way to do things right, especially managing the environment. Crazier Than Thounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-13833211231554922192014-01-16T07:44:48.185-06:002014-01-16T07:44:48.185-06:00There is no perfect system. That said, some system...There is no perfect system. That said, some systems are better than others. Capitalism lifts many boats, many more than socialism ever did. Socialism may begin with good intentions, but hunger for power soon perverts it. Just look at the Bolshevik revolution, where Trotsky felt betrayed after the changes made by Lenin and Stalin. Socialism fails so much that China has moved towards a capitalist form, which has actually created a middle class. There still are many poor, much of it created by rules, but there are fewer poor thanks to the freedoms they now have. Zion can only work in a free society, where people who live there will abide the rules naturally, or they will not share in the benefits. No one will be forced to live on the farm, there will be no subsidies, and private charity will run rampant. I also look forward to it.rameumptomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109035792711248691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-80441595642349990682014-01-15T22:31:32.479-06:002014-01-15T22:31:32.479-06:00Thank you for the honesty of addressing the fact t...Thank you for the honesty of addressing the fact that the plight of many Americans and the culpability of other Americans is not very different capitalism or socialism aside. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-49502531566079162082014-01-15T21:41:56.500-06:002014-01-15T21:41:56.500-06:00There usually is much more to the story when it co...There usually <i>is</i> much more to the story when it comes to the scriptures.<br /><br />There is a passage I found that I don't remember seeing before in 2 Nephi 26:31 - <i>But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.</i><br /><br />So besides being of one heart and mind, those who live in Zion will have it as the object of their efforts.<br /><br />I wonder what kind of distribution system a Zion requires...bearybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489716403013822895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-82072719530966284002014-01-15T20:09:45.764-06:002014-01-15T20:09:45.764-06:00I have always been somewhat confused about the des...I have always been somewhat confused about the descriptions in the scriptures where there were or will be no poor among a righteous people. While I'm sure that part of this certainly must stem from those with more willingly sharing of their abundance, I think that there is much more to the story.<br /><br />Consider, for example, young people just moving out on their own. The vast majority of them are technically poor. But ten or fifteen years later they are nowhere near poor. Is it bad for them to start out poor?<br /><br />Perhaps a part of the conundrum comes down to the definition of poverty. Maybe -- just maybe -- some of those that we see as technically poor in our world would not consider themselves poor in a Zion society. And maybe there won't be a massive poverty industry that derives its living by ensuring that there are always plenty of poor around.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.com